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South Florida lacks long COVID treatment options

Wed, 2022-11-02 18:46 — mike kraft

More than a quarter of Floridians who know they've had COVID say they've also experienced the often disabling aftereffects known as long COVID, according to recent CDC data.

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Florida lacks an adequate number of long COVID treatment options to meet the need, Survivor Corps, an advocacy group for COVID care and research, told Axios.

  • The group has identified only four active long COVID clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

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COVID mutant XBB found in Florida, but cases still falling

Mon, 2022-10-31 13:16 — mike kraft
Weeks after 'nightmare' COVID mutant XBB found in Florida, cases still falling Health authorities have not said where it was found in Florida or anything about who was infected with the 'nightmare' subvariant XBB. Chris Persaud The Palm Beach Post
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U.S. flu season is more severe than it has been in 13 years --CDC

Fri, 2022-10-28 11:41 — mike kraft
So far, this flu season is more severe than it has been in 13 years The flu has hospitalized a record number of people this season, underscoring the potential for a perilous winter of respiratory viruses with covid-19 and RSV. Lena H. Sun Washington Post
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Experts sharply criticize Florida surgeon general’s warning against coronavirus vaccines

Tue, 2022-10-11 18:01 — mike kraft
Experts slam Florida surgeon general’s warning on coronavirus vaccines "If you submitted that to a peer-reviewed journal ... it would get rejected," vaccine safety expert says about study on which it is based. Dan Diamond Washington Post
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Pre-existing illness strongest indicator of risk for severe COVID-19 in children--study

Mon, 2022-10-10 09:51 — mike kraft
Pre-existing illness strongest indicator of risk for severe COVID-19 in children ANAHEIM, Calif. — A study found that having a pre-existing comorbidity was the strongest indicator of risk for severe COVID-19 in children, according to data reported here.

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Florida: Biden and DeSantis join together in hurricane Ian recovery effort

Thu, 2022-10-06 17:31 — mike kraft
Biden and DeSantis join together in Ian recovery effort FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) — President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation of hurricane-ravaged Florida on Wednesday, promising to marshal the power of the federal government to help rebuild as he comforted local residents alongside Republican Gov. AP NEWS

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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told reporters on Air Force One that the cost of rebuilding will be significant: “It will certainly be in the billions and perhaps one of the more costly disasters that we’ve seen in many years.”...

 

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Federal government vows major aid for Hurricane Ian victims amid rescues

Mon, 2022-10-03 09:15 — mike kraft
Feds vow major aid for Hurricane Ian victims amid rescues FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — With the death toll from Hurricane Ian rising and hundreds of thousands of people without power in Florida and the Carolinas, U.S. AP NEWS
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'Centaurus' COVID subvariant seeps into Florida while sister mutation spreads in Southeast

Tue, 2022-09-13 12:48 — mike kraft
'Centaurus' COVID subvariant seeps into Florida while sister mutation spreads in Southeast The newest COVID vaccine boosters aren't necessarily weak against new subvariants since it targets mutations of omicron. Chris Persaud The Palm Beach Post
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COVID omicron boosters have arrived in Florida.

Mon, 2022-09-12 18:08 — mike kraft
COVID omicron boosters have arrived in Florida. Who can get a shot and where? Newly updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters, built to target the dominant omicron variants in the country, are now available at many retail pharmacies and hospitals across Florida. Miami Herald

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If you are 12 and older you are eligible to receive a single shot of Pfizer’s new booster doses at least two months after getting vaccinated or receiving a booster of a monovalent vaccine (the previous vaccines), according to the FDA.

 

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The US states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates

Mon, 2022-09-12 09:13 — mike kraft
Which states have the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates? Among the 10 states with the lowest vaccination rates, as of Wednesday, none have cracked the 60% mark of being fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What's more, one of the states is recording among the highest death rates as well. YahooNews
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